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“It would feel odd not to have my partner with me,” says Jeff Bridges of Loyd Catlett, who’s spent five decades on set with the Oscar winner, stepping in for long hours on camera shots in one of Hollywood’s least heralded but most crucial roles, detailed here by five high-profile …

Nick Veasey/Getty Images Not long ago, I spent almost three weeks on the road, doing meetings and talks in multiple countries and a couple of U.S. cities, too. I enjoyed the travel and the work, but it was with relief that I returned home. I was ready to relax. But …

Uncertain times, like the recent partial shutdown of the federal government, have a ripple effect on working families. We saw countless reports of how families were experiencing financial chaos when federal workers missed paychecks and could not cover basic household costs. Reports indicated that some workers had no option but …

(WXYZ) — The federal government promised to cancel the student loans of approximately 41,000 public employees and certain non-profit workers after ten years of payments as long as they worked in public service. A decade later, authorities approved just 206 people for loan cancellation, according to the U.S. Department of …

Working hard. Crossing every T. Being organized. These task-oriented attributes are the keys to personal and professional success, according to most women in the corporate world. Risk-taking, on the other hand? Not so much. Risk-taking is inherent to everything we do to get ahead in our careers. And when you’re …

It also shows that the gender pay gap remains an issue for graduates, with a difference of almost €4,000 recorded between young men’s and women‘s pay. The Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) survey confirms that average starting salaries hit €38,701 for graduates from education courses. They pip the typical pay packet …

EVEN as rich countries seek to rid workplaces of subtle gender bias, in many developing ones discrimination remains overt. According to the World Bank, women are barred from certain jobs in 104 countries (see map). Some countries publish lists of jobs deemed too dangerous for women (Russia’s 456 include driving …

For some, peace and introspection can help manifest an entire career change or business endeavor. So says Jon Staff, co-author of “How To Get Away: Finding Balance In Our Overworked, Overcrowded, Always-on World” (Ramble Press) and co-founder of Getaway. Through this Brooklyn-based business, customers rent tiny, back-to-nature, modern cabins located …

I didn’t do the working mom gig for long—only 10 weeks after my first child was born. I was a teacher at the time, the primary financial support for our household, and my husband (a full-time student) and new baby relied on me to not only pay the bills and …

In the Duggar family, there are rules and then there are customs. And while there’s no implicit rule that women aren’t allowed to work outside the home, that’s the way all the Duggar girls and boys were raised. Now that John-David married Abbie Burnett, that’s all about to change. How …